- I would have 2,5 million square meters of extension.
Tibet archive photo
Chinese authorities are studying the possibility of opening what would be the largest national park in the world on the Tibetan plateau, for which they will send a group of scientists to examine the area soon, The South China Morning Post reported today.
The Chinese Government plans for the group of researchers to travel to the site this summer to study the feasibility of the project., which would become the largest natural park in the world, con 2,5 million square meters of extension.
To come true, the one nicknamed “The third pole”, due to the topographic similarity of the place with the geographical poles of the earth, would unseat Greenland National Park as the largest on the globe, con 972.000 square kilometers.
The main task of the team of scientists, whose number of members is to be determined, will be to mark the borders of the future park helped by aerial reconnaissance systems, like drones and satellites.
In Wang Shiping's opinion, member of the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute, The creation of this park would imply better environmental conservation of the place, “punished by economic activities”, like mining.
Eviction of native Tibetans
However, para su colega Liu Jingshi, would mean the eviction of 7,8 of native Tibetans who, in addition to losing their jobs, they would have to be relocated elsewhere.
Experts assure that, despite the economic and commercial interests of the Chinese Government itself in the area, which for decades has been exploited by state energy companies for the extraction of different minerals, This considers an “ecological imperative” your protection. EFE
